Brake for automobiles.



P. BOCH.

BRAKE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

AIPLICATION FILED JULY 9,1912.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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ATTORNEY!) P. BOGH.

BRAKE FOR wrpmosms.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

APPLICATION FIPED JULY 9, 1912.

2 SHEETSSHEET ED .S AWENT OFEIOE.

, I l i A rmmrr BOCH, or NEW ironic N. Y., ASSIGNOR or ONE-Ha ar 'to PAUL anion, or new YORK, N. Y.

' BRAKE ron AU'roMomLEsl To all whom it may concern 'Be itknown that I, PHrLIPr Boon, acitizen of the United States of America, residnientsin Brakes for Automobiles, of which.

ing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvethe following is a-specification.

This invention relates to an improved bra-kc for automobiles and other vehicles by Which the brake-action on the drivingwheels is increased by the frictional contact of -auxiliary drag brake-shoes with the ground and at the same time the wheels brake for automobiles which comprises an ordinary brake and lever-mechanism for use with the brake-disks on the driving-wheels of the vehicle, in combination with auxiliary brake-shoes operated by said leverdragl mec anism and adapted to be laced in frictionalcontact with the groun while simultanously the driving-wheels are lifted "so that the pneumatic tires clear the ground without forming frictional contact with the same. V

The invention consists further of a springactuated suspension-frame for the auxiliary drag brake-shoes, so that the latter are returned into their normal position as soon as the action of the levemnechanism on the wheel-brakes is discontinued.

. The invention consists further of certain details of construction which will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, F igure 1 represents a plan-view of an' automobileframe showing my i'nproved brake for the driving-wheels of the same. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, partly in section, on line 2, 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a'side elevation on a larger scale showing the 'wheel brake shoe and the drag brake shoe in'action and the wheel lifted off the ground. Fig. 4 rep resents a side elevation similar to Fig. 3 of a; modified construction thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the different figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A represents Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 9, 1912. Serial No. 708,489.

revented and the ;ends of the brake levers e.

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the frame of an automobile or. other vehicle, 5 5

a the rear axle, a the front-axlexand .6

the rear or driving wheels ofthesame.

On the hubs of the rear driving-wheels]; are arranged friction-disks d to-which the usual brake-shoes d are applied, the upper 6* front-ends of the brake-shoes being pivoted to the frame A at d and to a bracket d of the same, while the rear-ends of e brake" shoes are provided with inclined portions df which rest on antifriction-rollers e of brake- G levers e, which are pivoted at their 11 per ends to the rear-ep'ds of connecting-r s e leading to crank-arms e that are operated by a hand-lever e in the usual manner. The

crank-arms e are applied to a transverse shaft 0 which turns in-bearings of theirame A. The hand-lever 'e is guided along a keeper 6 and so located as to be within easy reach of the chaufi'eur. The main-portions of the ordinary brake-shoesd are madencon-Jii centric with the brake-disks don thehubsfof the 'driving-wheels,"- .so that when; the: actuating lever e pulls the brake levers of forward the anti-friction rollers 0 thereof? ride inward under the inclines d* of the gp I broke shoes (1 and lift thelatter into con-'i tact with the brake disks d. A partial fbackward pull ofthe lever 6 will thus set the ordinary brakes. When it is desired, how-f Yer, as 1n case of' an emergence for preventf mg accident, or for other reasons, that is i sudden and positive brake-action should becxcrted on the vehicle, auxiliary drag brakeshoes f are brought into use in addition to; the ordinary brakes. These drag brake-v. shoes are pivoted by center lugs or-cars to the lower ends of auxiliary brake-levers 7. These brake levers f are a plied at their upper ends to the pivots d o theordinary brake-shoes, sidewise of the latter,=and are pivoted at their lower-ends at f to the lower- The auxiliary brake-shoes f are made. of steelorb'th'ery I 7 suitable material and are rounded-oif -ht their outer ends so as to readily passlover obstructions on the ground when they am in raised position and when they are not called into action in'case of emergency.

The auxiliary brake levers f are connect" ed at some distance above the auxilia. brake-shoes with a transverse rod f, Whi is supported by In us of suspension rods .1

in keepers f on he rear-shaft "a,:-lielical;a

cushioning-springs being interposed between the keepers f and screw-nuts at;

the upper ends of the suspension-r0 s 'f. The cushioning-springs f hold the suspension-rods f, auxiliary levers f and auxiliary brake-shoes f in normally raised position above the ground, so that they are at a connecting-rods swings the brake lever e in forward. direction, so that the antifriction-rollers c thereon are moved along the inclinedmnderside of the rear-part of the ordinary: brake-shoes into the position shown in Fig. 3. This action lifts the brake shoes d and lowers the brake lever e, whercby the auxiliary levers f are lowered, to-

gether with the auxiliarydrag brake-shoes and the spring-actuated suspension-rods f so that the ordinary -brake-shoes are placed into intimate frictional contact with the brake-disks, while the auxiliary drag brakeshoes are placed into frictional contact with the ground, and produ'cefthereby a quick and effective brake-action on the vehicle. Simultaneously with the lowering of the auxiliary drag brake-shoes, the drivingwheels bare raised above the ground, so that the pneumatic tires'are placed out of contact therewith, whereby any injury to the same by abrasion or otherwise is prevented. 'As soon as the action on the brakelever e is discontinued and the same returned'to its former position, the ordinary brakesare moved away from their'brakedisks, while the auxiliary drag brake-shoes are raised to their normal position above the ground and the driving-wheels lowered 1mtil their tires form contact with the ground. This is assisted by the cushioning-springs f and suspension-rods f by which the auxiliary levers f and auxiliary dra brakeshoes .1 are returned to their normal v raised position above the ground, while the return of the brake levers e perm ts the receding of the ordinary brake-shoes away from the circumference of the brake-disks on the driving-wheels. I

For'lighter automobiles the construction shown in Fig. l is used, in which the rearends of the ordinary drag brake-shoes are connected by mejansof shortpivot-links d with the recessed brake-levers 9" that make the, connection 4' between the connecting brakarod and the lower ends'oi-the auxil-j iaryf levers' I In" this" construction, the

conndting pivot -links d between the ordi duce the same effect on the ordinary drag brake-shoes and auxiliary brake-shoes as the inclined and hook-shaped rear-ends of the ordinary brake-shoes on the antifrictionrollers, shown in Fig. 3, which latter construction is mainly designed for heavy automobiles and heavy delivery-wagons.

By means of the auxiliary drag brakeshoes, by which a powerful antifriction action is exerted by the ground on the brakeshoes, in connection with the ordinary brakes, it is possible to arrest the motion of an automobile, even when the same is running at considerable speed, in a much quicker manner than with the ordinary brake-devices heretofore in use. At the same time the driving-wheels are lifted away from the ground, so that no abrading friction or other injury is exerted on the pneumatic tires during the application of brakes, while effective means are placed within the use of automobili sts for preventing accidents by the sudden and eiiicient brake-action obtained simultaneously by the ordinary brake-shoes and auxiliary brakeshoes. The keeper 6 for the hand brakelever 6. may be provided with a stop-device 6 intermediate the normal position andthe extreme backward position of the same, so as to permit either the application of the ordinary drag brake-shoes (l, or the joint application of both the ordinary and au'xilanism for the same may be applied to auto-.

.niobilcs which are provided with the ordi nary brake-devices, in which case a. second hand brake-lever is arranged sidewise' of or in close proximity to the ordinary brakelcvcr, so that one brake-lever may be grasped separately or both jointly by, the chauffeur. according as simply an ordinary brake-action, or a joint ordinary and emergency brake-action is desired to be exerted on the vehicle. The auxiliary or emergency brake can thus be applied to any automobile in use so as to increase the brakuw efficiency of the same without injury or damage to the tires.

1 claim:

1. The combination of a disk brake'mechani'sm, a drag brakemecbanism, and a single brake setting mechanism operative to set one of said brakes on a partial stroke and both thereof on a full stroke.

2. The combination of a brake disk, a piv-' oted' brake shoe therefor, an auxiliary brake lever pivoted adjacent to the pivot of said brake shoe, a drag brakeshoe pivoted to the opposite end of said auxiliary brake lever,

a brake lever pivoted tosaid-auxiliary brake lever and provided with means for engaging.

nary brake-shoes and the brake-levers pro- 1 the free end of said brake shoe, and an ac- 1,108,68fi a mating deviceconnecter'i with said brake brake shake, and an actuating; im'imcow lever. I meted will 52nd Fraka lever. 3. The? c bzratinz; 3i bmke disk, pay-- In fistur mm I chum med brake in itxQfOb rm auxiliary wake i have .r 5 level wwted :1. ent in UM v. of 1 1: 1w "'bii' brake. $110k- 1: W11 opposite end of mix auxiiia'ry a brake lever pwoted to said 1:, lever ant y? with :1

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